2024-04-09 16:30
What are Hip Injury Cases Worth?
Metro Verdicts Monthly came out today with a new statistic on the trial and settlement value (they are lumped together) of fractured hip cases. The median se… Read More
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This blog focuses on emerging and current topics in Maryland injury law such as medical malpractice, auto accidents, wrongful death, products liability, tort law, and more.
2024-02-25 15:49
There is a graph in Metro Verdicts Monthly on nursing home verdicts and settlements in Virginia and Maryland over the last 25 years.
The median nursing home verdict/settlement in Virginia wa… Read More
2024-02-09 14:20
An insurance policy is a contract. Insureds must read and understand their own insurance policy.
Right? Except no one reads an insurance policy. I’m not just talking about Joe Six-Pack… Read More
2023-12-12 14:46
A new Maryland Appellate Court decision, Ledford v. Jenway Contracting, Inc., involved a wrongful death lawsuit filed against an employer by the daughter of a deceased employee. The employee… Read More
2023-11-29 15:00
In the new unreported Maryland Appellate Court case of Grgac v. Dash, the court examined an appeal against a summary judgment in favor of a doctor and Johns Hopkins Hospital. The prima… Read More
2023-11-28 18:41
In an unpublished decision authored by Judge Kevin Arthur, the Maryland Appellate Court ruled that the Baltimore City Circuit Court acted within its authority when it accepted an expert&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-11-15 20:42
Many nursing home patients die of sepsis. Often, this does not result in a nursing home lawsuit because the infection occurred without negligence from a nursing home. But, too often, sepsis… Read More
2023-11-08 19:40
A mass tort that has been getting a lot of attention from lawyers around the country in recent weeks is Xeljanz blood clot lawsuits.
Xeljanz now has a boxed warning, the FDA’s most sev… Read More
2023-10-03 18:04
Suboxone is a prescription drug that is commonly used for the treatment of opioid addiction recovery. There is overwhelming evidence showing that Suboxone causes chronic drymouth which can l… Read More
2023-09-21 14:57
Jury Verdict Research looked at plaintiffs’ jury awards to get an idea of the value of different types of business negligence injury.
The most frequent injury claim involved disc injur… Read More
2023-08-20 16:44
The Maryland Appellate Court recently decided a Maryland dram shop case after the tragic death of a man in a single-car crash that had allegedly been overserved at a Charles County bar. &hell…Read More
2023-08-19 19:01
Uber and Lyft are the new on-demand transportation (or “rideshare”) companies that have revolutionized the for-hire and taxi transportation business in the last few years. Users… Read More
2023-07-14 17:44
In a new unreported Maryland Appellate Court opinion, the court reversed the trial court’s reduction of damages in a liposuction medical malpractice lawsuit.
Facts of Blackston v. Doct… Read More
2023-06-28 15:36
Jury Verdict Research published data on verdicts in severe leg injury cases over the 10 years prior to October 2010. By severe, I mean severe: crush injuries and amputations. For injuries to… Read More
2023-05-08 17:55
Uninsured motorist coverage (UM) is an essential component of auto insurance that protects you when the at-fault driver who caused you injury or property either has no insurance or car… Read More
2023-04-28 14:29
We will have a lot of new expert witness battles now that we have moved away from Frey-Reed and joined the rest of the nation using a Daubert standard for experts. This Calvert County… Read More
2023-04-08 12:51
A recent Jury Verdict Research nationwide study looked at truck accidents from 1996 to 2005 found that the truck accident victim prevailed and received damages in 60 percent of truck acciden… Read More
2023-04-03 17:11
If you polled Maryland personal injury lawyers who handle car accident cases, most would choose Allstate as the “worst of the worst” among insurance companies to deal with on acc… Read More
2023-03-31 17:18
The Maryland legislature is poised to finally pass a new law that will amend or eliminate the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse. If passed, the law would give t… Read More
2023-03-27 11:20
According to a recent Jury Verdict Research report, plaintiffs on motorcycles receive higher awards for collisions than bicycle plaintiffs. Makes sense. They are driving much faster and freq… Read More
2023-03-27 10:45
Back in March, I reported data I found in Metro Verdicts Monthly research that I thought would interest personal injury lawyers in Maryland on the value of fractured shoulder injuries. Yeste… Read More
2023-03-24 11:34
Metro Verdicts Monthly’s cover graph is failure to diagnose breast cancer settlements and verdicts in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. By some estimates, between 8% and 12% of… Read More
2023-03-24 11:01
Jury Verdict Research published a new Maryland specific study on the median compensation awards for car, truck, and motorcycle accidents.
In cases that go to trial, the median recovery was $… Read More
2023-03-22 17:54
Caput succedaneum and cephalohematoma are similar – but distinct – birth injuries that cause a baby’s head to swell.
While there are important differences between caput suc… Read More
2023-03-21 14:15
The average premises liability verdict is $643,099, according to Jury Verdict Research’s review of premises lawsuits around the country. The median verdict in these cases is $98,160… Read More
2023-03-21 12:38
I think I have a good handle on the settlement value of ankle fracture cases. My law firm has handled many foot and ankle injury cases over the years. My first foot and ankle cas… Read More
2023-03-21 12:35
In the past, I have written on the value of fractured legs. Now, in a relentless, unyielding effort to cover the settlement and trial value of every single bone in the human anatomy, let&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-03-16 15:33
The Maryland legislature is currently considering a new law that would force auto insurance companies to offer enhanced uninsured motorist coverage (also known as “stacking” or … Read More
2023-03-13 11:52
What is the median verdict and settlement value of shoulder surgery lawsuits? . The average settlement/verdict in Washington D.C. is $59,500. Maryland is less than half that: $42,636. The av… Read More
2023-03-13 10:28
What is the Average Value for Vision Loss Cases?
Metro Verdicts Monthly graph this month is the median verdict and settlement value of “vision loss” personal injury cases. Omitti… Read More
2023-03-07 16:10
Osteomyelitis is a serious bone infection characterized by inflammation of the bone/bone marrow that can prove fatal if not properly treated. Usually, when it is not properly treated… Read More
2023-03-07 13:27
A Jury Verdict Research study found that the average verdict in an improper medication case is $3,539,541.
That is a big number. The median, which many consider a more accurate number, is $1… Read More
2023-03-06 17:31
This page is about head injuries and their settlement compensation in personal injury lawsuits.
Our lawyers see a lot of head injuries in our practice. Head injuries to automobile occu… Read More
2023-03-06 17:21
Disc Injury Values
JVR has done a national analysis of jury awards for spinal nerve with disc damage.
The study underscores what every plaintiffs’ lawyer has figured out by osmosis, if… Read More
2023-03-06 17:11
Metro Verdicts Monthly’s graph this month is non-fatal settlements and verdicts in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia in premises liability cases since 1987.
The median n… Read More
2023-03-06 17:03
Medical malpractice cases involving a stroke can be a challenge. Stroke cases are difficult to prove. Are there viable cases? Absolutely.
This post is for lawyers who are g… Read More
2023-03-06 14:55
Value of Shoulder Separation Cases
Some time ago Metro Verdicts had a graph comparing settlement amounts in different regions or distinct types of injuries. This month, they had a fascinatin… Read More
2023-03-05 17:16
Back Injury Verdicts
Metro Verdicts Monthly graphs the median verdict and settlement value of back fracture cases over the last 23 years. The median settlement/verdict in Washington D.C. is… Read More
2023-03-03 17:18
This is an old post from 2006 we wrote in 2023 to include
settlement and verdicts in police emergency car accident claims,
recent police emergency case law and statutes in other jurisdiction… Read More
2023-03-03 12:59
Obviously, emails are hearsay evidence that are admissible at trial. Donati v. State is a criminal case that teaches us a lesson in how to get an email into evidence at trial.
Emails a… Read More
2023-03-03 02:50
Obviously, there are a lot of vexing injuries that occur in car and truck accidents. Foot and ankle injuries rank high on this list of hard to solve accident injuries. There are so many bone… Read More
2023-03-02 01:13
This post is supposed to be about a New Jersey Supreme Court decision on whether expert testimony for the admission of photographs of car or truck damage as probative to a plaintiff’s… Read More
2023-03-01 14:39
The most common question I get from friends and acquaintances is whether you can sue if you are not injured in a car accident? The answer is yes, but with caveats.
Most auto acci… Read More
2023-03-01 01:53
Valuing car accident cases for settlement in Maryland is a challenge. The most important thing is the severity of the injuries.
That is probably all that should matter. But many more variabl… Read More
2023-02-22 13:26
Arthritis is such a severe injury because it is permanent. Our clients who suffer from arthritis do not get better over time. They get worse.
This page looks at the settlement co… Read More
2023-02-20 17:44
I dislike trying personal injury cases with high-low agreements that contain the size of the verdict. If you will force us to take the case to trial, I would prefer the chance of the upside… Read More
2023-02-19 17:50
Good Samaritan laws are intended to protect people from liability when they voluntarily assist others in emergencies.
Here is an example of how Good Samaritan laws work. Let’s say you… Read More
2023-02-13 19:26
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Over the last 20 years, our car accident lawyers have handled many wrist fracture cases. We have seen wrist fracture cases with very high, very low, and everything in… Read More
2023-02-11 16:49
Our lawyers have handled scores of car accident and product liability cases where the injury is an amputation or serious injury to the victim’s toe or toes.
This page is about the sett… Read More
2023-02-11 01:45
What is the settlement value of a personal injury claim where you have lost your vision in either one eye or both?
Metro Verdicts Monthly has a graph that reflects the median verdicts and se… Read More
2023-02-11 00:21
Maryland made the right call by getting rid of the “one bite rule,” which created an assumption that dog owners know their dogs can bite. In doing so, the Maryland legislat… Read More
2023-02-10 13:50
Wrongful death lawsuits in Maryland are subject to a 3-year statute of limitations that runs from the date of death. In this post, we will look at wrongful death claims and this 3-year limit… Read More
2023-02-02 19:48
The CDC recently announced that EzriCare Artificial Tears lubricating eye drops have caused a wave of very serious bacterial infections across the country. Infections from the contaminated e… Read More
2023-01-29 12:58
Our lawyers have handled scores of lawsuits where the primary injury was head injuries and headaches. This page is about projecting settlement amounts and jury payouts in head injury a… Read More
2023-01-11 17:55
The Maryland legislature is poised to finally pass a new law that will amend or eliminate the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse. If passed, the law would give t… Read More
2023-01-11 16:14
Our clients sometimes incur hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. They should be compensated for those bills. But the bigger harm in personal injury cases is the physical… Read More
2022-11-03 17:44
If you received the drug Tepezza for treatment of an eye condition and subsequently suffered hearing loss or ringing in your ears (tinnitus), you may be able to bring a Tepezza lawsuit and g… Read More
2022-10-31 14:26
Chemical hair relaxer (also known as hair straightener) is a product used by millions of African American women. New medical research now shows that chronic exposure to the chemicals in hair… Read More
2022-10-06 16:18
Pressure cookers have been causing devastating harm to their users. This has led to defective pressure cooker injury lawsuits. Our lawyers are handling pressure cooker injury claims no… Read More
2022-10-05 17:59
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating neurologic condition in which the brain gradually loses control of body and muscle functions. The exact causes of Parkinson’s disease have al… Read More
2022-09-30 16:49
Recent medical studies have determined using high doses of Tylenol (or generic acetaminophen) during pregnancy may cause an increased risk of having a baby with autism or autism spectrum dis… Read More
2022-09-30 16:49
Recent medical studies have determined using high doses of Tylenol (or generic acetaminophen) during pregnancy may cause an increased risk of having a baby with autism or autism spectrum dis… Read More
2022-09-15 18:41
Elmiron eye damage and vision loss lawsuits are now in an MDL class action lawsuit that houses all federal court Elmiron lawsuits. Our lawyers are seeking new victims who are seeing a… Read More
2022-08-27 18:01
This page is about the 3M earplug lawsuit. Our lawyers are handling these claims in all 50 states.
If you are a plaintiff in these lawsuits, you want to know when the 3M lawsuit will b… Read More
2022-08-26 17:21
This post is about calculating wrongful death settlement compensation payouts in Maryland. Our lawyers have handled scores of wrongful death malpractice lawsuits in Maryland and have develop… Read More
2022-07-22 14:52
In the recent decision in Wadsworth v. Sharma, 2022 WL 2763202 (Md. 2022), the Maryland Court of Appeals once again declined to adopted the loss of chance doctrine in wrongful death cases. T… Read More
2022-06-29 18:27
Our law firm has handled a lot of vertebrae fractures in car, motorcycle, and truck accident cases over the last 20 years. A vertebrae fracture can be a serious, significant, and perma… Read More
2022-06-28 16:24
Our lawyers are bringing Paragard lawsuits in all 50 states.
The Paragard IUD is an intrauterine contraceptive device made by Teva Pharmaceuticals. It was discovered that a des… Read More
2022-06-28 14:27
Our lawyers handle knee injury accident lawsuits in Maryland. This page is about how to project settlement amounts and jury payouts in knee injury lawsuits.
Knee injuries make up proba… Read More
2022-06-21 13:05
For a period of 35 years (from the 1950s to the 1980s) an estimated 1 million former residents and employees at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base in North Carolina were being supplied with… Read More
2022-06-18 11:57
Firefighting foam (aqueous film-forming foam “AFFF”)) is a chemical product that has been used for years by firemen and in other commercial applications to extinguish fires.
Vari… Read More
2022-06-10 10:45
Monsanto Roundup lawsuits have led Bayer to pay billions of dollars in settlement compensation payouts to victims and their families with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
If you have a new Roun… Read More
2022-05-25 15:14
Our attorneys are handling Camp Lejeune lawsuits in all 50 states.
Marines and their family who lived at Camp Lejeune may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water between 1953 and 19… Read More
2022-05-17 12:47
The City of Baltimore has joined the thousands of plaintiffs seeking financial compensation for cancer allegedly caused by exposure to a hidden carcinogen in the popular heartburn drug Zanta… Read More
2022-05-16 17:45
Our lawyers have high hopes for the Paraquat lawsuit. Our attorneys are handling these claims in all 50 states. Our attorneys believe the science strongly supports the premise th… Read More
2022-05-06 16:53
In 2010 Yeardley Love, a 22-year-old women’s lacrosse student-athlete at the University of Virginia was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend George Huguely. The tragic case made nationa… Read More
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